Southway Housing Trust

Development & Treasury Assistant Accountant Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury / Manchester Salary: 32,508 increasing to 33,192 after 6 months Full Time / 35 hours per week / Permanent About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team for a Development & Treasury Assistant Accountant. Reporting directly to the Senior Development Accountant the role will assist in the monitoring of the Development programme and its impact on the cashflow. Assist in the operation of the Treasury Management function and support the general accounting functions of the Investment Team. You will also have - Proven experience in a general finance operation. - Accounts and general ledger skills and be able to undertake routine accountancy work with the minimum of supervision - Strong interpersonal and communication skills - Strong excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application. Your main responsibilities would include: 1. Assist in the preparation of the fixed assets register and general ledger entries to ensure the accounting for all new properties is correctly recorded and componentised in the fixed asset register including related grant. 2. Prepare transaction files for upload into sequel including all GL transactions relating to housing cost and grant. 3. Liaise productively with budget holders to analyse results & consider actions to deliver effective budgetary control. 4. Prepare the accounting entries information for property sales and cost of sales. 5. Check intercompany recharges between DevCo, Plus and Trust and make appropriate transfers. 6. Provide information to the Operations team supporting the preparation on the monthly management accounts outlining performance and 7. Prepare monthly journals to post depreciation, amortisation and disposal entries onto the ledger. 8. Assist in the preparation of quarterly security trustee returns, ensuring consistency with the Assets and Liabilities Register. 9. Assist in the preparation of the property disposal schedule ensuring all properties and associated grant is correctly disposed of in the fixed asset register. 10. Support the Treasury Accountant in the recording and allocation of bank receipts and payments in a timely and appropriate manner. Match transactions to bank statements, updating cashbooks as appropriate. 11. Assist with the monthly Bank reconciliation and follow up any queries to resolve any unreconciled items. 12. Undertake any other duties laid down from time to time consistent with the grading of the post. Closing Date: 13 April 2026 Interview Date: W/C 20 April 2026 For an informal discussion about this role please contact Louise Pinder, Investment Manager Applications are being reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be arranged for successful candidates in date order. The Trust reserves the right to remove the job advert once vacate positions have been recruited. So please do not wait until the closing date to apply. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.

Payables and Receivable Officer 1 x FTC 12 Month Maternity cover and 1 x Permanent post Location: Hybrid home working / Didsbury / Manchester Salary: 26,250 increasing to 27,107 after 6 months Full Time / 35 hours per week Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,000 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Guided by the values of being Caring, Committed and Successful Together, Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team. We have two posts for a Payables and Receivable Officer, one to cover for maternity leave for 12 months and a permanent position. To support the delivery of the Southway Group's core accounting operations including transaction processing, maintenance of payables and receivables ledgers, inter-company billings, management of funds held on behalf of other organisations and resolution of queries with budget holders. You will also have: - accounts and general ledger skills. - good verbal communication skills, able to manage relations with internal customers effectively. - excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application. Your main responsibilities would include: Payables 1. Assist the Payables Supervisor ensure timely supplier payments for Southway Housing Trust and each of its subsidiaries: Log and process invoices and credit notes, entering correct VAT coding. Match invoices to purchase orders approved in line with financial regulations. Support the preparation of weekly BACS payment through the online banking system. Prepare cash book journals and check differences in bank statement entries. Liaise with budget holders regarding outstanding payments and purchase order queries. Interface repairs & material purchases to finance system, investigate and resolve issues. Process sundry payments and rent refund requests. Ensure effective control over payments taken by direct debit. Prepare credit card statement journals from receipt logs provided by card holders. Reconcile supplier statements to the purchase ledger monthly. 2. Assist the Financial Services Team Leader maintain accurate Accounts Payable ledgers: Closedown the Accounts Payables ledger at month end, resolve unprocessed batches. Prepare schedules of unapproved invoices, distribute these to budget holders and record explanations for items which remain unpaid. Investigate and resolve system issues which impact on the Payables function. Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency. Receivables 3. Assist the Financial Services Team Leader maintain accurate Accounts Receivables ledgers: Perform credit checks and ensure all accounts operate within their credit limits. Raise sundry invoices to customers in an accurate and timely manner. Allocate receipts to specific receivables invoices. Post journal entries before ledger close down. Reconcile receivables accounts on a timely basis, following up unidentified cash receipts. Reconcile receivables transactions on the bank statement daily. Produce regular updated ageing receivables report. General 4. Provide additional support to the Finance Team: Closing Date: 26 January 2025 Interview Date: to be confirmed For an informal discussion about this role please contact Abeer Omer, Financial Services Team Leader We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.